Story of the Month
St. Nicholas School in Edmonton offers up delicious Friday Feasts to students. Read more.

Sir George Simpson School
Sir George Simpson School in St. Albert has been involved with Breakfast for Learning for several years and the staff works hard to provide a healthy school environment with physical activity and healthy food selections for our students. Read more.

What’s New

• ENMAX Energy provided BFL Alberta with the opportunity to drop the puckat the opening Hockey game of the Edmonton Oil Kings. ENMAX wanted to provide the increased profile to BFL Alberta.  Ardyth Garrison, Chair of the Breakfast for Learning Alberta Advisory Council, dropped the puck on Saturday, September 19th and then viewed the game from the ENMAX box. ENMAX has also donated their air time and space, and will be airing the new BFL promotional video on the "jumbotron" at the Oil Kings games this hockey season.
• The next deadline for grant applications is October 15th, 2010 (for 2011 grants).  For more information or applications, click here.
• We are pleased to announce that the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos, Ritchie Hall, is our first Ambassador for Breakfast for Learning Alberta.  Ritchie will be promoting school nutritional feeding programs and Breakfast for Learning Alberta as he visits communities around the province.
• The Breakfast for Learning Alberta Annual general meeting will be held at 9:30am on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Edmonton.  This is an open meeting and we welcome others to come and learn about our organization.  For more information, please contact Valerie Wilbur by email at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Single Serving Packaged Food List is now complete and is available for download on the Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities (ACHSC) website at www.achsc.org. You will find it under the Initiatives tab and then under School Nutrition materials. Read More.

Upcoming Events

Bocuse d'Or Canada and Breakfast for Learning Team Up to Tantalize Your Taste Buds
CCF Bocuse d’Or Canada has partnered with Breakfast for Learning to celebrate our country’s talented chefs and culinary arts, while supporting community-based child nutrition programs.  The partnership will unite a love of food and Canadian cuisine with Breakfast for Learning’s vision to ensure every child in Canada attends school well-nourished and ready to learn. Read more.

Ladies Golfing FORE Child Nutrition
Members of the Carnmoney Golf & Country Club will be hitting the green in support of Breakfast for Learning programs in Calgary, Alberta.  A tradition for over 20 years, the annual Ladies Member Guest Tournament will be held on July 6th, 2010. 
For more information contact Janet Watson at (403) 829.1000

BFLA Granting schedule
The next deadline for nutrition grant applications is:
October 15, 2010 for 2011 grants.

For more information or applications: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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